Tailor&#39;s square



Sept. 23, 1930.

L. ONORATO TAILoR's SQUARE 2 Sheets-Sheet l Filed Feb. l, 1928 l lIiqiilllilngllllllllllrmmu- Sept. 23, 1930. l.. oNoRATo `1,776,393

TAILOR s SQUARE Filed Feb. l, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 WITNEssEs INVENToR l luigi Onoraa @D BY m ATTORNEY.

Patented Sept. 23, 1930 L ijverenV i Y umTEDM/jSTATES' PATENT oFFICE y tailors? squares. Y

LUIGI cimitero,

or PHILAJJELriIrA, PENNSYLVANIA 'remeras SQUARE applicati@ inea February 1, L1a2a..senai No. 250,973.y

, invention relates to `instruments for ,drafting or layingout garments and more particularly tov` certain y improvements 1n the inventionlis to provide'a The object of carries certain scales tailors square which land reference marks,

' er measurements andffewer calculations are required in"orderto draft a garment.

"In order that an understanding ofI my'invention'may be had,.itfwill'lbedescribed in connection withthej drafting of a kmans coat but 'it may also berfused for drafting other garments and its advantages and uses will be 'readilyjv apparent from-the following description when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1is a view of one side of'my i1n-V proved square showing' the relative location of the several scales and marks,

3 anda are enlarged views of *f Figures 2,

those portions of the scale to which'my new f divisions.

scales have been added.

Figure 5 isaschematic drawing, showing ,the method ofdrafting a coat'by the use of the 'square shown in Figure 1. ``rl`The vheight cfa-man may bedivided into eight equalA parts and that portion of his anatomy falling into any one of the eight subdivisions-will always bel in proportion to those Aportions*falling within the other subvCertainproportionsV are always relative to thefbreast measurement and other proportions arerelative tothe breast measurementA and height. Thus, 'onecoat will tit fall normal men ofthe same height and breast A 'scales and howevenallfmen are not norinallyerectf so that theattitudeof the man must be.` considered.- fBriefly, the `invention consists in providinga-square having certain marks Jinaddition lto the scales ordinarily foundon atailors square sothatit is'lonlyfnecessarytomake" a few measureineasurement,`

*ments `ot the' man ,in order to draft a garment forhim. f: ,f y I kReferring lirstto Figures 1to 4, the scale 6 onfthe short arm of the square is graduated in Vfifths .of-:an inch,V the graduations numbered according to'half-breast sizes and the iin addition to those,v customarily imprinted thereon, so that few-V measurement are equal to scale'designated Attitude 5. the scale being readablefrom the outer edge 7 of the square. The long arm of the square carries a scale 8 markedy lleight, .reference lines ,9 and 10. marked Back and Front, respectively, ya scale 11 marked Balance, a scale 12 marked Scye, 'and a scale 1B ymarked Waist, Scales 8 and 13 are graduated in eighths of an inch and the graduations numbered to represent feet and inches in height y3 scale 11 graduatedin sixths of an inch andthe graduations numberedto represent both half-breast sizes and-half-waist sizes, and scale 12 graduated in eighthsvof an inch and the graduations numbered to represent breast sizes. v

Certain measurements, which werev heretofore calculated or obtained by measuring the person for whom the garment is to be made, may be obtained directly from my improved square. The distance from the graduation representing a persons height on scale 8 to the corresponding mark on scale 13 is equal to his waist length and from the same graduation onscale 8 to the graduation on scale 12 representing his breast measurement is equal tothe scye depth required. The distance between reference lines 9 and 10 is equal to the dierence in height between the highest working point at the rear and thehighest working point at the front of the garment. Thel distance yfrom the graduation on scale 6 4 representing one-,half of the breast size to the edge of the square is equal to the distance from the back seam to the backV of the scye when measured along the line of the bottom of the scye. The distances from lines 9 and 10 to graduations on scale 11 representing one-half of the breastl measurement andorre-half of the waist certain other meas- .9J urements, asV will be hereinafter described, rwhich affect the liter balance? of the garment. Inorder that an understandingo the use of my improved square may bev had, theL laying out of a garment for an individual of a certain size will be given. y f

V,Referring now to Figure 5 and assuming thata coat or coat pattern is to beA drafted for aman 5 f8 tall and having a breast 'measurement of 3S, a waist ymeasurement 'of 34, anda seat measurement ofv 40, thesquare is laid on the goods or point 16 equalto thedistance between reer-' pattern paper andthe line 16-17 drawn; YVWithout movingY the square, a mark is madeat-'the graduation representingtheheight 8) on scale 8, which locates point 1-6, the lhighest yworking point on `the back of the garment; a mark Vmade at-the graduation representing Vthe breast measurement; (38) on scale 12,

depth of the scye; f a mark made at the graduation representingk which locates peint 18 ,or

the height (5 8) on scale 13, which locates point 19 Vor waistline, and point 17 is located a suiicient distance vide a coat of the length desired. A ,point 2O islocated online 16- 17 a distancefrom ence .lines 9' and 10 on the square and a point 21 located on line 16 -17,6 below point 19. Lines aredrawn `from these points at right angles `to line 16-17 to formlines 16-22,

20423,y 12s-24, in e, 21-2aand 174.27.

- vG1rline`1824, a point'28 is laid otf oneihr-ltl inc-h irom'point 18. If the'man is normally erect, a point 29 is laid olf frompoint A2 8 a distance equal to vone-fourth o'f the breast measurement or 91/2. It he is not normally erect, point 29'must be located a distance from point 28 equal tothe'actualmeasurement ob tained by 'measuring the man. In other words, the location of,V point 29Vis determined A bythe attitude7 of the-man. Edge 7 is now placedonpoint- 28'anda mark made at the graduation onscale' 6 y representing thev halfbreast measurement (19) point 30, and a peint 31 is located 1/2 beyond a line drawn at right angles toflin'e at Y ypoint at the front ei" the point 30. A point 32'is llocated at distance trom point 28 equal vto two-thirdsoftlie ac-` tual halfibreast measurement plus 1% and a point 33 located Va ment plus ll/,

and 2%, respectively, from point Peint 23, which .is the highest working garment'7 is vlocated at the'intersec'ton of line 20523 with aline drawn-fat Vright anglesA to line 18-24 at point Vlrvoint 22`is located at the intersection of Y point 32 and line 16-22- By squaring up frein point 30, a pointvr is lefcate'dcn line 16-22 and a-point 37 is lo- Acated midwaybetween v points 22 andg36.

' Point 38 is located by placing' the'long arm of the' square along line 16`22 withfreference line 9 4on point 16 and markingflinel6`22 op-c lposite the'graduation on scale 11 representinfr breast measurement (19) one-half the Point 39 is located by squaring up from point 38 a' distan'ce'of-one inch and point-,V40 located by squaring dcwnirom point 37 a distance VPoint 41 is located by placing the square along line `23-with referencel linelO on giadua'tionV on scale from point16 to pro- Point 5 4 is located which locates.

distance from point 28. equal to one-half of the full breast measure-y Points 34 and 24 are-lo'- point 23 and marking line 2-23opposite the halt-inch from point'46, andapeint 48 a dis-Y tance froinpointBO equal to one-twelfth of the breast measurement plus one-halt' inch.

"lhesquareis"now"placed on line 18424 Point 43 is located byY one-siXth of the breast located midand points 49. and 5'() loc-ated on line 19%25 e by squaring down from points 3 0 :and 29. re-

spectively. Point 5,1 islocated--adistancey from pointequal to cne-.quarterof the full waist measurement plus one-.quarter inch andpoint 52 is located a' distancegfrompoint 5 1L @qualite Vone-sixth of thebreast measurement.

Point 53 is located 9 en point 52 and site the one-halt by placingrefersence mark marking, line t'19* 25 oppogladuation the Ywaist A measurement (17).

1 0onpont 50 and marking linel19-l25 opposite ,the graduation on scale .11.k representinP` one-half of the breast, measurement (19). Point 55 islocated from equal to rone-quartery otzthe ii4 ll,v waist measf urement and pointg2isjlfl/lvv,'from point 5 5.

the square on line-19,525 and from the point 54. Poin'tj56 is ,located on line 21-26 a distance third of the seat measurementl and point 57 -is from point 5,6.vr

A point 58 is located on line 29-50 one inch above point 50 points 58- and 55. square is placed on andv aline drawn through The short arm of the drawn from point: 25 andfli'ne 17-27 locating v line 5558 and lines drawn` at rightangles thereto romfpoints y 55fand v 25; thepintersection ofl the' line I f .on 592116 l1 representing by placing reference line point'54 afdistance Y 10e Point 26 1s locatedgby placing one arm of squarin-g-down frompoint 2 6 equalto onel les point 27 .and a point `5 9fislocatedgon this Aline l below point27; a distance' equal to'pne-eighth l of the breast-measurementi'f H Y A By squaring down from line V18e-24 at point 31, point` 60 is located on' line 174-22 and aline drawn throughpoints; 59andn 60 will intersect alineadraw'n through points 31 andv57 andflocatepoint 61,; v

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A line drawnfrom point 1:6 Vto a point62 located through parallel to line 16%17 .tofa point- 63 `on line 17-27 will shape the rear edge of thefcoat pattern.` VNew by connecting Vthe several midway between points: 16 and 18.,

64:'on line 40441 points 28 and '51,andthen drawn as shown, locatingA av point Y avdistanceufrom point 41 'one-.fourth yinch `less than. the distance between points 39 and 4:7, 'and shaping the garment .as shown, a pattern is completed for a coat which willaccurately fit the person for whom itis designed.v j

In addition to the scales and marksdescribed,v my improved square carries the usual scales, Asuch as siXths, thirds, quarters,

' ployed, a `garment maybe drafted without' f serving a portion Y in the scope of locations of critical points,

etc., so that Vafractional part of any measurement may be marked directly from thesquare in the customaryy manner. my new scales with those ordinarily emfor determining the thus reducing the possibility of costly errors as well as conof the workmans time.

`While I have shown a preferred embodiment of'my invention and described one of its uses, itv will be apparent that'other forms may resorting to calculations be employed and the vinstrument adapted to other uses withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention, hence,I do not wish to limit myself to the precise construction shown but consider that I am at liberty to make such changes and applications as fairly come withthe appended claims.

e f1, A measuring device for tailors having a plurality of scales thereon, one of which is 1 graduated and marked to represent height,

' Aone ofk which is graduated to represent height and marked'to representwaist length, and

" I one graduated to represent breast sizes and v,marked to represent scye.` being sov spaced from one` another that the distance between graduations representingy `a persons height lon depth; they scales the height and, waist length scales will ybe equal to his waist length and the distance .between the graduation representing his lheight on the height scale and the `graduation representing his breast size on the scye-depth scale will equal his scye depth.

21A measuring device for tailors having thereon a pair of reference lines, which are spacedfrom each other a distance equalto graduated to represent both ing point Apoint on the front part of the garment repree f ysenting the collar end of the shoulderseain y Vte ` the vertical distancebetween thehighestwork y ing point on the bacl;

of a garment and the highest working point on the front thereof, and a plurality kof scales, one of which is half-breast and half-waist sizes and so` spaced from the reference lines that the distance from the gradu- V` ation representing the half-breast -size of a garment to one Vof the lines is equal to the horizontal distance between the highest workat thefront of the garment and the and the'distance from the graduation representing the half-waist measure of the gargarment at the waist-line.

ment to the other reference line plus one-sixth ofthe breast measurement of the garment is equal to the width of the back piece ofthe By combining 'prising a member leach graduated with height designations being such that the distance ,3.- A tailors measuring instrument pro` vided with a pair of scales having graduations designating the height of an individual, the graduations on one scale corresponding to those'on the other and being similarly designated, said scales being so related on the instrument that the ydistance between similar height designations on the two scales vwill equal his waist length.

4:. A tailors measuring instrument comhaving a pair of scales n tween 4a division on one scale and corresponding divisions on other scales will equal relative dimensions of a persons bodywhose height corresponds to the particular divisions selected. i

In testimony whereof I have signed myv name to this specification.

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